Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Residents of 44 homes evacuated because of potential mud and debris slides triggered by heavy rains north of Los Angeles were allowed to return home Sunday after the weather improved, authorities said.

Some roads remained closed as crews work to remove debris, he said, but could be reopened in the next 24 hours.

The mud and rock slides stranded more than 100 vehicles Saturday on the Angeles Crest Highway in Angeles National Forest. Authorities were able to move the cars and their passengers elsewhere, putting them in a caravan behind a California Department of Transportation Truck, Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Matt Levesque told CNN. No one was injured.

The highway remained closed on Sunday -- a regular event in winter because of snowfall in the San Gabriel mountains.